# 1997–98 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

The 1997–98 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (known as the Liga Kansas for sponsorship reasons) was the 4th season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top division of Indonesian football. There were 31 teams involved in this season. Persebaya were the defending champions, and were leading when the season was abandoned by order of the military on 25 May 1998 due to political and economic turmoil in the country. At that point, 234 matches had been played out of the 317 scheduled.

## Teams
### Team changes

The number of teams dropped from 33 to 31 this season.

#### Relegated to First Division

* Mataram Indocement
* Persedikab
* Persijatim

#### Promoted to Premier Division

* Persikabo
* Persikota
* PSIM

#### Disbanded

* ASGS
* Bandung Raya

### Name changes

* Pelita Jaya changed their name to Pelita Jakarta.

### Stadiums and locations

West Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Arema | Malang | Gajayana |
| Medan Jaya | Medan | Teladan |
| Persebaya | Surabaya | Gelora 10 November |
| Persija | Jakarta (Central Jakarta) | Menteng |
| Persikab | Cimahi | Sangkuriang |
| Persikabo | Bogor | Pajajaran |
| Persiraja | Banda Aceh | Haji Dimurthala |
| Persita | Tangerang | Benteng |
| PSBL | Bandar Lampung | Pahoman |
| Semen Padang | Padang | Haji Agus Salim |
Central Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Arseto | Solo | Sriwedari |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | May 17th |
| Pelita Jakarta | Jakarta (South Jakarta) | Lebak Bulus |
| Persib | Bandung | Siliwangi |
| Persikota | Tangerang | Benteng |
| PSB | Bogor | Pajajaran |
| PSDS | Deli Serdang | Baharuddin Siregar |
| PSIM | Mataram | Mandala Krida |
| PSIS | Semarang | Jatidiri |
| PSMS | Medan | Teladan |
| PSP | Padang | Haji Agus Salim |
East Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Gelora Dewata | Denpasar | Ngurah Rai |
| Mitra Surabaya | Surabaya | Gelora 10 November |
| Persema | Malang | Gajayana |
| Persiba | Balikpapan | Persiba |
| Persipura | Jayapura | Mandala |
| Persma | Manado | Klabat |
| Petrokimia Putra | Gresik | Petrokimia |
| PSM | Ujung Pandang | Andi Mattalata |
| Pupuk Kaltim | Bontang | Mulawarman |
| Putra Samarinda | Samarinda | Segiri Samarinda |

## First stage
### West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Persebaya | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 28 |
| 2 | Persija | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 27 |
| 3 | Persiraja | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 26 |
| 4 | Persita | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 24 |
| 5 | PSBL | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 21 |
| 6 | Arema | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Persikabo | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 17 |
| 8 | Persikab | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 17 |
| 9 | Semen Padang | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 15 |
| 10 | Medan Jaya | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 11 |

### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PSMS | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 31 |
| 2 | Pelita Jakarta | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 27 |
| 3 | Persikota | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 |
| 4 | Barito Putera | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 24 |
| 5 | Persib | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 22 |
| 6 | PSIS | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 20 |
| 7 | PSB | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 19 |
| 8 | PSDS | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 18 |
| 9 | PSP | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 16 |
| 10 | PSIM | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 14 |
| 11 | Arseto | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 11 |

### East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PSM | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 30 |
| 2 | Persma | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 24 |
| 3 | Gelora Dewata | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 4 | Putra Samarinda | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 22 |
| 5 | Persema | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 22 |
| 6 | Mitra Surabaya | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 19 |
| 7 | Persipura | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 18 |
| 8 | Pupuk Kaltim | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 18 |
| 9 | Petrokimia Putra | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 16 |
| 10 | Persiba | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 12 |

## Top goalscorer

* Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (Pelita Jakarta) is the top goalscorer of Liga Indonesia 1997-1998 with 20 goals.